Rydale 2016
Judge Alan Duffield had to call on all his years of experience to award his prizes in each class, with one of the best shows of top quality exhibits forward. The hogg in wool class may have only had 4 forward but it consisted of 3 show Champions of 2016, namely:- Otley, Northumberland County & GYS and not to be left out a black exhibit too. The Otley Champion took the honours ( A. Fisher) narrowly from Mrs Pennells’ GYS Champion with The Prescotts taking 3rd & 4th. Young exhibitor Laura Beaton showed the veterans how to do it in the lamb classes taking top honours with her home bred ram & Gimmer lambs,
The success from the GYS followed on for Ernie Sherwin with his shearling ram & 
gimmer shearling Lulu 3 , the ram went one better than GYS reserve male to claim his First championship. The Jack & Jessie Watkinson memorial Silver plate was presented by their grand- daughter Jessica Newton, to Ernie Sherwin, seen pictured with the judge Alan Duffield & ram “Nosterfield Superb”